Numbers from the Virginia State Police show am unprecedented drop in traffic deaths over the 2017 Labor Day Weekend. The four-day holiday saw three fatal crashes, all in northern Virginia. There were 8 traffic deaths during the 2016 holiday and 16 fatal crashes in 2015. Virginia State Police say they made 97 DUI arrests over the weekend as part of the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign. Money generated from those arrests will go directly to court fees and the state’s Literary Fund, which benefits public school construction, technology funding and teacher retirement.